Last Updated : December 26, 2021 / 11:15 IST
Top cryptocurrency news on December 26: The biggest moves in NFTs, bitcoins, crypto rules and more
A daily round-up of the most interesting articles on cryptocurrencies like Bitcoin, Ethereum, and Tether to help you jump-start the day.
Market Buzz
Cryptocurrency Prices Today:Market cap falls 1.38%, Ethereum, Cardano in the green
Bitcoin fell marginally by 0.86 percent to trade at Rs 39,78,662, while Ethereum (Rs 3,22,000.1) increased 0.94 percent. Cardano (Rs 114.96) increased 4.3 percent. Avalanche (Rs 9,093.9) surged 0.47 percent, Polkadot (Rs 2,312.32) rose 3.69 percent, and Litecoin (Rs 12,500) decreased 1.82 percent over the last 24 hours. Tether dipped 0.14 percent to trade at Rs 78.7. Read more here.
International Buzz
Planning for a Better Breed of DOGE: Dogecoin Foundation Lays Out First-Ever Roadmap
The Dogecoin Foundation, a nonprofit organization that aims to support the development of the memecoin through advocacy, has launched its first-ever roadmap detailing a number of new projects. The foundation announced a Dogecoin “trailmap” which explores eight projects including the launch of LibDogecoin and GigaWallet. This is the first roadmap released by the foundation in its eight-year history. Read more here.
Regulatory Central
Big Four ask employees to disclose this year's crypto investments
As part of their annual risk-assessment process, the Big Four firms have asked their executives and partners to provide details of investments in non-fungible tokens or other crypto assets. In at least two of the firms - Deloitte and PwC - partners have been told to disclose investments as small as ₹10 in such assets, said people with knowledge of the matter. The firms fear conflict of interest if partners or any of their family members have bought crypto assets. Read more here.
NFT Mania
Google Trends data shows interest in ‘NFT’ is now greater than ‘crypto’
Non-fungible tokens (NFTs) are all the rage and one of the most popular search item in 2021. Data from Google Trends reveals that for the first time global searches for the term “NFT” appear to have surpassed that for “Crypto”. Read more here.